Comment on Roman education program working as intended
PugJesus@piefed.social 3 days agoBarbarians is a TV series about it! Season 1 is about the battle and the lead-up, and it’s pretty good!
Also, the Romans speak Latin, which is cool af
Season 2 is about the aftermath, and the quality dropoff is astounding. Definitely skip Season 2.
Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I do find it hilarious how the Romans speak in period-appropriate Latin, but the Germanic tribes just speak modern german. Sounds so strange
PugJesus@piefed.social 2 days ago
I believe it’s a German production, so it’s the equivalent of the barbarians speaking English. Just translation convention. The Romans speaking Latin, thus, makes them seem more ‘alien’ and imposing. Also, it’s metal af
bort@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
germans should’ve spoken allemanisch a.k.a. switzerdütsch.
Appropriate username